Newcastle United loanee Jack Colback was superb as Nottingham Forest drew their latest Championship clash.
Newcastle loanee Jack Colback was lauded by a number of Nottingham Forest fans on Twitter after his superb performance in the middle of the park during their latest Championship clash.
Forest missed out on the chance to move above their rivals in the table as they played out a goalless draw with Derby at Pride Park. Aitor Karanka’s men certainly came closest to breaking the deadlock with Joe Lolley hitting the bar late on.
It was an open game that looked destined to have a number of goals. But Colback’s performance alongside Claudio Yacob was arguably one of the main reasons why the home side were not able to move within four points of the automatic-promotion spots.
The 29-year-old made more challenges than any other player on the pitch, according to Whoscored. And he managed to win all four tackles. It must also be noted that Derby’s Mason Mount – who some Forest fans thought spent the game in Colback’s pocket – was the only player to start the game who boasted a better pass-completion rate than the Magpies-owned ace.
Forest have actually conceded six goals in their last seven games. But that statistic becomes more impressive when you consider that five of those came in the stunning draw with Aston Villa, and they have actually kept five clean sheets in that run.
Colback’s form has been a key reason why Forest are generally proving to be so difficult to break down. And after the stalemate on Monday night, several Forest supporters took to social media to praise the Newcastle midfielder.
Here is what some of the supporters made of Colback’s latest performance…
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